From: James Olin Oden <james.oden@xxxxxxxxx>
> Any idea what the BIOS actually does to enable "linux" memory mode?
> That is what registers are poked in the MCH (I assume it would be the
> MCH)? Do you think this could be done post bios by say a boot
> loader?
It completely _breaks_ Intel GTL compatibility at the APIC level IIRC.
You can _not_ run Windows on it or a "normal" Linux kernel.
From: Feizhou <feizhou@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=107759901509280&w=2
> The Linux option in bios is mentioned here.
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=107757492125437&w=2
> I think what Bryan here is talking about is called IOMMU by the kernel guys.
No, that was already at the bottom of the link I sent before.
I was referring to _another_ thread where a gentlemen from AMD (with
an amd.com address) was talking about the hack that enables this. It
is a little known feature because only 2-3 mainboards have the BIOS
hack as an option.
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Bryan J. Smith mailto:b.j.smith@xxxxxxxx
